Iran: Trade balance, in dollars

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 Iran

Trade balance, billion USD

 Latest value 12.22
 Year 2000
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1976 - 2000
 Average 0.35
 Min - Max -11.58 - 12.22
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2000 is 12.22 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 6.36 billion U.S. dollars in 1999. In comparison, the world average is -0.41 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 147 countries. Historically, the average for Iran from 1976 to 2000 is 0.35 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -11.58 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 12.22 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2000. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Iran: Trade balance, in dollars
 2000 12.22
 1999 6.36
 1998 -2.14
 1997 2.08
 1996 5.18
 1995 3.84
 1994 4.03
 1993 -5.72




Definition: Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Trade openness 60.24 2025 percent
 Financial openness -1.935 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 25.75 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 93.41 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports -0.63 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 34.49 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 125.08 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 0.30 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 1.45 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 1999 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 11.39 2000 percent
 Current account, in dollars 12.48 2000 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -8.73 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 12.22 2000 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 7.69 1982 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.55 2004 percent
 Remittances 1,032.00 2004 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -1,355.00 2000 million USD
 External debt 2.35 2023 percent
 Short-term external debt 23.08 2023 percent
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